The Validity and Reliability Study of Mental Health Literacy in Young Adults (MHLq)

Authors : Nevin GÜNAYDIN, Funda ÖZPULAT, Duygu ÖZTAŞ, İnci AÇIKGÖZ

Pages : 219-227

Doi:10.18521/ktd.1210310

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Publication Date : 2023-06-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study was conducted on the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Mental Health Literacy Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MHLq); in young adults. Methods: This methodological investigation was carried out throughout the 2018–2019 academic year at a public university. The MHL, created by Dias et al. in 2018, and a sociodemographic data form were used to gather the data. 350 students between the ages of 18 and 25 participated in the study. Results: The scale was translated from the original language into Turkish, professional opinion was sought, and to translate it into Turkish, a pilot study was conducted. The content validity index, confirmatory factor analysis, item analyses, reliability, Cronbach\`s alpha analysis, and test-retest scores were used to test the scale validity as well as its construct validity, internal consistency, and time invariance. The scale is four-dimensional, as was found. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the scale\`s item loads varied between 0.40 and 0.73 while its content validity was 0.98. Its 0.91 Cronbach\`s alpha value was discovered. The participants\` average mental health literacy scores were 84.45±7.80. Conclusions: The analyses made showed that the MHLq could be safely used as a measurement tool for young adults’ mental health literacy.
Keywords : genç yetişkin, geçerlik, güvenirlik, ruh sağlığı ruh sağlığı okur yazarlığı